Thus, during that period of oppression when, under the name of secularization, those in power were seeking the virtual eradication of Islām and Islāmic culture and their substitution by irreligion and materialist philosophy of Western origin, with his unequalled learning, extraordinarily clear vision and foresight, and his courage and his writings Badī’uzzaman became a point of hope and strength for the people. Despite the adverse conditions and efforts to isolate him in Barla, he began to attra ...